MetalCraft Marine
Aluminum boat manufacturer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
MetalCraft Marine (MCM) is an aluminium boat manufacturer located in Kingston, Ontario. In 2012, MCM opened a facility in Cape Vincent, New York after operating in Clayton, New York for many years.
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Company type | Private Company |
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Industry | Aluminum boats |
Founded | 1987; 37 years ago (1987) |
Number of locations | Kingston, Ontario Cape Vincent, New York |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Tom Wroe Michael Allen Robert (Bob) Clark |
Number of employees | 105 (2011) |
Website | http://metalcraftmarine.com |
Founded in 1987 by Tom Wroe and Montgomery Smith, MCM has built vessels for organizations[1] and municipal fire departments. Known primarily for their fireboats, MCM also builds work-boats, patrol boats, barges and research vessels. Metal-Craft's American subsidiary won a contract with the United States Coast Guard to deliver up to 10 Long Range Interceptor (LRI-II) vessels, which replace the previous LRI test vessels.[2][3]
Metal-Craft is best known for its high-speed fire-boat, the Fire-Storm, currently used by the Tampa, Florida Fire Department,[4] the Jacksonville Fire Department,[5] the Boston Fire Department[6] and the Wilmington, Delaware Fire Department. the Houston Port Authority[7] has three Firestorm 70' vessels and Melbourne, Australia has a Firestorm 12M.